The United States has developed a plan for security arrangements in the West Bank following the establishment of a Palestinian state. Retired U.S. Gen. John Allen, who developed the security concept, will present it during a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday between Prime Minister

This 'security concern' is nothing but a sham for Israel to grab
Palestinian lands; to even address it is nothing but a joke. Why would a
nuclear armed country be so concerned about their security against some
rock throwers? What is the purpose of all this military aid we give to
Israel? Am I missing something here?

I'M SICK OF AMERICA BEING ISRAEL'S POODLE, AS COMMENTER HERE HAVE SAID.
NOT GOOD FOR US AND NOT GOOD FOR YOU. YOU MUST STOP THE SETTLEMENTS
NOW, PERMANENTLY, IF YOU GENUINELY WANT PEACE, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU
DO. ISREALIS SEEM THEMSELVES AS TOUGH AND REALISTIC. YOU'RE LIVING IN LA
LA LAND. UTTERLY UNCONCERNED ABOUT PALESTINIANS. HATING THEM. PUFFED
UP ABOUT YOUR OWN COUNTRY. "AS RARE" (AS DYLAN THOMAS SAID
ABOUT HIS EARLY ATTEMPTS AT POETRY), AS EGGS LAID BY TIGERS. NEVER
BEFORE HAS SUCH A COUNTRY EXISTED. WELL YES, IN THAT IT'S JEWISH.
JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC IS NO MORE BELIEVABLE THAN ISLAMIC AND DEMOCRATIC.
BOTH ARE POLICE STATES FOR THE MAJORITY.

how they practice but they are entitled to do it their way. That Israel
tolerates the Palestinians in the West Bank is a plus for Israel. The
Arabs have never owned that West Bank land but Jews did and Israel owns
it now by right of conquest; the way most boundaries in the world have
been established. Nobody has a right to grant land that Israel holds. In
any case Israel is willing to give up ownership but they are not going
tg give up parts of Jerusalem or settlements in the West Bank. If Arabs
can live in Israel and be citizens then Jews can live in the West Bank.
Can anyone with a fair mind deny that?

The US tacit support for Israel's colonialism while paying lip-service
to international law is getting tiresome. Let's see Obama try to propose
borders without saying publicly that the settlements are illegal. It's a
tricky choice: either you contradict yourself and the last 6 presidents
or so (plus the rest of the free world) and give a free pass to all
kinds of other expansive governments to go out and get some new land, or
you challenge a longtime ally on its illegal behaviour.

If Obama were to do the right thing: condemn Israel's actions and
sanction Israel then he would have a whole bunch of problems with not
just the right-wing (which will criticize him no matter what he does)
but also with the pro-Israel and the defense hawks within the democratic
party. That costs a lot of political capital and will make it very
difficult to get any governing done. The relations with Israel is
probably also a matter of concern, Israel is the US' most trusted ally
in the region - due to realpolitik concerns I believe he US is prepared
to overlook some of Israel's crimes; just like when it collaborates with
dictatorships. With that in mind I think it is a tricky choice for the
president of the USA. Let's face it: there is a reason why President
after President has denounced Israel's settlements but not actually done
anything to stop them.

What I meant when I said that the US should propose borders was that the
US would affirm that Israel's colonies are illegal and that Israel has
no right to territory outside of its recognized borders. That is the
only reasonable position that the US could voice if it were to suggest
borders unilaterally. So either the US proposes borders that are in
agreement with international law, or it continues with this charade
where it condemns the settlements but still offers the protection of the
UN veto whenever any action is taken to deal with Israel's aggression.

The first statement God and the Prophets should have made in general :
Human beings often tend to be stupid and aggressive but they mostly
deny this fact ! This would have made the world a lot more peaceful !

It is as it is ! The main problem ! Israel is situated in the ME ! The
religious purpose of the countrys holiness has been doomed by armed
conflicts with the arabic neighbours surrounding the region ! Now what
to do after all this efforts for 2000 Years ? Will there be a friendly
human peaceful solution to find a straight way forward resolving the
problem ?

No matter what you give Israel, it will not make peace with its
neighbors, never. They don't see peace as a good thing for them as long
as they are sheltered by the US veto and they control congress, they
will not make peace. They will bring up one issue after another.
Remember when their request was that the PLO renounce terrorism and
recognize Israel? Now that that is done, they moved to "a Jewish
State" and endless settlements and they will go on and on and on
creating enemies to justify their expantionism

a u.n mission to man the borders between Israel and a new demilitarized
Palestinian state, could have been done ages ago. The problem is that
Israel does not want a Palestinian state, it only likes to talk about it.

We are wasting time with this bunch of Egyptian and Libyan colonists who
came to Palestine to steal Jewish land.They talk about peace,but don't
want it and never will:Najat Abu-Bakr, Fatah member of Palestinian
Legislative Council: "It doesn't mean that we don't want the 1948
borders (all of Israel), but in our current political program we [Fatah]
say we want a state on the 1967 borders... We [Palestinians] were
created on this land in order to liberate it, to live on it, to continue
as people of Ribat (religious conflict/war over land claimed to be
Islamic). We are on the land of Ribat, and must remain [on it] until
Resurrection." Today Palestinians were invented by Russians in
Moscow,1964.Let's ship them there.

What the article is suggesting is that *if* the USA presents its ideas
on "security arrangements" *then* Netanyahu will be shamed
into showing his proposals on borders. I am quite right to point out
that Bibi will do nothing of the sort, precisely because the man is
shameless.

It is indeed - all that is required is the will, and persistence. I
salute Kerry's energy and commitment. For a long time, I thought
Netanyahu would eventually wear down ANY American administration
official who tried to bring about a resolution of this issue. Now, I
wouldn't bet on Netanyahu outlasting Kerry, who CLEARLY has Obama's
confidence and support. The Pragmatist is quite correct - the US can do
it, and for once, the US is attending to this problem as a matter of
vital strategic interest to the US, not just as Israel's lackey......

Especially when the Palestinians seek state hood at the united nations
without US obstructionism we call the "veto". Let the united
nations, the very entity that created the state of israel grant
statehood to the palestinians with international recognized borders
according to international law.. send in the NATO troops to enforce the
law and hold anyone responsible for breaching the laws, accountable.
Accountable.., that's a term Israel isn't too fond of..

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